ḥm-nṯr tpj

== Egyptian == === Etymology === From ḥm-nṯr (“servant of god, priest”) +‎ tpj (“first”), literally ‘first servant of the god’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition. === Pronunciation === (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛm nɛt͡ʃɛr tɛpi/ Conventional anglicization: hem-netjer tepi === Noun === m high priest; the head of the priestly hierarchy of a temple during the New Kingdom. ==== Inflection ==== === References === James P[eter] Allen (2010), Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 58.